Which score reflects the client''s expanded curb-65 scale

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The nurse is assisting the primary health care provider (PHCP) in assessment of a 67-year-old client with suspected pneumonia using the Expanded CURB-65 scale. The client is alert and oriented. Vital signs are respiratory rate 32 breaths per minute and blood pressure 102/70 mm Hg. Laboratory results demonstrate a blood urea nitrogen (BUN) of 12 mg/dL (4.3 mmol/L), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level of 200 μ/L (200 μ/L), albumin 4.0 g/dL (40 g/L) and platelet count of 200,000/mm3 (200 × 109/L). Which score reflects the client's Expanded CURB-65 scale?

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